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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-07-02
A German wedding.

The Berlin correspondent OIL the
London Times telcgraphs;
AT Iglau, in Morayia, the marriage
took place Of the young lady IN whom
the Emperor William has taken great
interest since he made her acquaint-
ance at Gastein some six years ago.
Every day during that visit the cni-
.peror, sitting at the window OF his
hotel. noticed the young lady In qucs-
ton, who Is the daughter Of cloth
manufactures. III the window OF tie
opposite hotel In tile Stranbinger plate.
So IL happened that when one day the
familiar face was missing, the mon
arch sent an adjntant TO inquire tho
cause. Thus the little romance began.
and the aged emperor never ceased
his interest la the fraulein, who was
"A clever, well-educated. and lively girl.
but not n beauty in the ordinary
sense. The emperor addressed her
whenever they met on his walks, and
from year to year he pressed her for a
promise 20 come again the following
season. The monarch further obtalncd
n promise from her that II she shoulf
become bctrothcd she would LEI h'
know. This Happened last wintcI \
and the lady thought politencss \
qured her 10 inform the emperor Of \
wedding with Herr kilian, a mcrchq
Of lglnu. The consequence was
on Saturday morning there arriy X
large parcel from Berlin, contain y
a bracelet richly set with ,siamonds.N
icwel-box adorned with the imperial
crown, accompanied by letter from
the first court chamberlain saying that
the emperor himself chose this presents
and that he desired the bride 10 wear
the bracelet ut the ceremony. This
was only accomplished with some din
Guilty as the customhouse officials would
not deliver the jcwclry until u had re-
ceive the Austrian hall mark. High
personages had to interfere to ennblc
| fraulcin Kern 20 wear the emperor's
present during the ceremony. which
took place In the Jewish synnsoSue
at Iglau.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-07-02

A sparrow svinciug on branch
Once canght passing ny.
~oh. LEI me live.r the inrcct prayed,
With trembling. piteous cry.
ssNo. y cried the sparrow, ''you mnst ram
For Tar great and you A'e.rmAii.F
The bird had scarce begun his fesst
Before hawk came by. ....
The game was caught. pray iet me h'e' :
Was now the sparrow'scry.
.iNo rald the capt0r. lyon mus, ia'''
FOR am great and you are small"
An EAGLE saw the rogre. and swooped
Upon him from on high. -,
..prsy lei me live Why should ron XVI
So email bird AZ iih
,.Oh. said the eagle, ''yon mnst inh.
Tor am great and yon arc small.
Bot. while he ate. the hunter came;
He let bic arrow ny.
s.Tyranf!'' the eagle shrieked, you hhsc
No right 20 make me de-
aAh.'' said the hunter. lyon mnst ian'
For am great and you are small
From the German.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-07-02

Gov. Foraker has incontinently cut
off the official head OF Miss ID. A.
Gregory OF Cleveland. whom he recent
~ appointed Notary Public. for the
serious offence Of being "a female per-
son. IL being supposed at tho time OF
her appointment that she was a malo
person.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-07-02
Rioh Find.

A man purchased two old pictures
rom secondhand furniture dealer in
Nashville. Tenn. recently for VI each.
After cleaning them up he discovered
they were famous pictures by earle
Vernet. Hc sold them for $4,000 to a
collector. who sent them 10 Paris.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-07-02
PORT ROYAL ENTRANCE.

i bay or harbor on the coast Of South
Carolina between Charleston and Sal
vannnh. Ga.
On the south Is the island of Hilton
Head. on which the enemy had built n
very formidable sand fort. mounting
"a guns. A little TO the front of the
fort. and on lower level than the fort
itself. was q stockdalc OF palmetto
LOGS pierced with loop-holes for In
fantry. Outside OF this. and almost on
a level with the sea al high tide, were
placed two old rusty swivel guns. bed
ded in the sand. presumably TO resist
an attack from small boats On the
opposite side of the entrance was an
other island. St. Philips. upon which
was another sand fort--Fort Beaure-
pard-of about one-half the armament
OF Fort walker; and vessels passing up
this bay or entrance were within easy
range Of the guns ON either side.
Early on the morning of the 7th-a
lovely day-ihe linc-of-battle ships be-
gan manGuvcring to get into line, the
flagship Wabash taking the lead. The
transports remained ~ Their anchor
age nj "A safe distance from the shor,
batteries. yet within good view of nj
that was transporting, aslording us tho
opportunity Of witnessing one Of the
grandcst naval engagements of the war
This day had another historic signiti
cance--it was payday. our first call e
sign the pay roll. aud well remembcl
that, although hadn't had cent j.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-07-02

She was admiring big Ncwfound-
land az the dog show, and. throwing
her arms around his neck. said: you
dear old fellow. love yon" A youth
who heard her remarked: "How 1
wish was a dog. The answer camo
from the Same sweet lips: Never
mind, dear you'Il grow. The Judge.
, 1887-02-18

NEW York, Feb. l7.-Sullivan told a
reporter to-day: II have heard nothing
from either Smith or Mitchell or their
hackers, but I'm anxious to fight both of
them within two weeks of each other. III
fight either of them for all or nothing,
and for any amount. Pat Sheedy will be
here from Boston, Saturday, to arrange
for the making of a champion belt to be
presented to me by the citizens of this
city, Boston anil Philadelphia. The belt
sill be made Of solid gold, without a bit
of silver in it, and will be set with 1873
large diamonds. 1t will be the finest
thing OF the kind in the world. DR..
Sayre will break the plaster of paris on
my arm Tomorrow morning and make an
examination, after which | will return to
Boston on the first train. NY mother is
quite i'll. | am not drinking a drop"
, 1887-02-18

MI. Tilton is passing now, he tells bis
friends, the most peaceful and contented
years OF his life. 1t is three years since
he domiciled himself in Paris, and he viii
probably end his days there. He has a
floor in a grand old mansion, once the
home of the Dues de Nemours, an ancient
building on the lie de Paris, back of Notre
Dame, in the very heart of historic asso-
Citations. Here he spends much of his time,
writing, reading, living happily within
himself. For the rest, he is free to dine
wherever his vagrant fancy dictates, to
find companionship wherever he chooses.
Most often he is to be met late afternoons
at he Cafe Regence, one of the very few
OF the famous pre-revolution resorts which
the characterization Of the right bank
of the Seine has left intact. Here for a
century and more have the best chess
players of Paris assembled. Alfred de
Musset was a habitue, and many of the
older men remember him well.
A far more distinguished frequenter of
the Regeneration few enough of the
company can recall having seen even in
his later life-was a certain keen eyed,
aquiline nosed young lieutenant of artil-
lery, M. Napoleon B%onaparte. A little
metal tablet is set into the dark marble of
one of the tables recording that here the
future emperor was wont to sit and school
his mind for Marengo and Austerlitz In
the mazes of chess. / fancy that no dreams
of fame or of especial achievement come
now to Mr.. Tilton. The work upon which
he is engaged is understood to be ephem-
eral In character-done as much for the
sake of occupation and mental relief as
anything else. His chief interest is to like
his life and to keep it smooth, uneventful,
%restful, within the compass of simple de-
sires and pleasant associations. New
York Times.
, 1887-02-18

Said IA Canadian to a scribe recently (;
~Tobogganing is essentially n Canadian
sport. Not because Canada is the and Of
winter SHOWS, but because Canadian life,
Canadian manners are not the manner Of
the states You may say all you please
about our slowness, our want of enter
prise; that we out English the English in
u snobbishness; still, the fact remains
that w manage to get a great deal of en-
joyment out Of life. OF course a great
deal is said about the fast life OF Ameri-
cans; but | believe with the majority the
trouble lies more in the long hours Of
work in which you indulge. l can't see
where the rapid life comes in, unless 1t be
the slow, steady grind for 300 day in the
year. Now, toboggsning, like a great
many other of our sports, cannot be
taken up ut odd hours. To thoroughly
enjoy n tobogganing party one should
have the whole afternoon and evening;
and when you get into bed at night you
feel as if you had really been doing some
thing worth talking about. The average
Canadian works, as a rule, about half the
day. The remainder is pretty well taken
up with sports of some kind or another,
especially in winter. Buffalo Express.
, 1887-02-18
A TERRIFIC GALE.
Destructive Wiudstorm in
Colorado.
Four Trains Blown Off the
Track.
Many Buildings Unroofed in
Denver.

DENVER, Feb. IA light windstorm
set in over the entire eastern portion of
Colorado about 10 o'clock last night. Its
velocity steadily increased until 4 this
morning, when the gale reached sixty
miles an hour, and continued until , this
afternoon. In Denver many buildings
were unroofed. smokestacks, chimneys,
telephone and telegraph poles leveled to
the ground and plate glass windows
broken, causing damages of several thou
sand dollars.
Outside of Denver the casualties re-
ported are considerably greater than in
the city. On the Denver & Rio Grande
railway, four miles north of Colorado
Springs, every coach of the north bound
Salt Lake express, consisting of two
sleepers, two passenger coaches, baggage
and mail car, was blown from the track,
about 3 this morning, and the mail
car with contents was destroyed by fire.
Had the accident happened while the
eioih was Oh q ing hDdiih ultut IL ono
way ahead, the loss of life would have
been great; but fortunately the ground
was perfectly level and no one was injured.
A freight train of twenty cars, side
tracked near by, waiting for the express
to pass, was also derailed by the wind
and the cars badly damaged.
A passenger train Of three coaches on
the Denver x South Park road, which
left the Union depot for Morrison at 8
o'clock, was lifted from the track by the
terrific blast and hurled down an eight
foot embankment when about twelve
miles from the city. One passenger had
a leg broken; several others were badly
bruised.
Near Como, on the same road, the
lieadville express was blown over a bridge
and nearly all passengers and trainmen
severely wounded and the coaches
badly wrecked. All incoming trai rs on
the various roads are from FIVE to ten
hours late on account of the storm.
, 1887-02-18
Another 300 Comet.

ROCHESTER, n. Y. Feb. l7.-Dr.
Lewis, one Of the directors of the Warner
observatory, this morning received a tele-
gram from Prof. +. +. Barnard, of Van
derbilt university observatory, at Nash
vile, Tenn, announcing the discovery,
last evening, of another comet. 1t was
very faint and was moving rapidly in a
northwcsterly direction. Its position was
right ascension, eight hours four minutes
ten seconds ~declination, south sixteen
degrees ten minutes. This discovery en-
titles Prof. Barnard to another Warner
prize ofslO0, making 81 300 in all taken
by him.
, 1887-02-18

Alaskan Indians are perhaps the oldest
race of cremationists on the face of the
earth. All their dead, except their medi-
cine men, are burned. The crcmatory is
very simple, yet nevertheless, effective,
When a corps is to be cremated, 1t is first
removed from the house through the hole
in the roof, or through an aperture made
in one of the walls by removing a log, ft
is bad luck to carry it out through the
door and carried to q funeral pyrc Of
wood built in the form Of a hollow rect
angle, measuring four feet long, four feet
wide, and from three to six feet in depth
The corpse is bundled into the pyIe, which
is then lighted. Dry cord wood is then
thrown in on top of the corpse until the
opening is filed. The relatives sit around
the burning pile four or five hours until
everything is consumed. The cremation
is always complete. The ashes of the
dead man, n of course more or less
wood ashes, are gathered up, placed in Il
wooden box and carried TO a little grave
house, as it is called. Lieut.. II. T.
Monahan in Brooklyn Eagle.
, 1887-02-18

The Washingtons drank wine at their
dinners, II the collection of Washing
toms household effects in the National
museum in Washington shows that the
family possessed much aesthetic taste.
Their china contained many choice bits.
In the collection there is an immense
punch bow and several wine services, and
the chaplain OF congress the time Wash
ington was president records a presidential
dinner at which he says that Gen. Wash
ington had a silver pint cup Of beer at his
plate, which he drank while eating. The
Washington family had much fine wine in
their cellars at Mount Vernon; but though
Washington drank u glass or SO of Ma
deira at his meals, there is no record of his
ever having drunk too much. That
Martha Washington appreciated the value
of good wine is evidenced by her will. In
it she gives a pipe of wine to George
Washington Parke Gusts, and directs
that all the wine bottles in the Mount
Vernon vaults be equally divided between
her granddaughter and grandson.-Frank
g. Carpenter.
, 1887-02-18
He Had the Nightmare.

PITTsBURG, Feb. l6.-An incident oc-
CURED early this morning on the limited
express on the Pan Handle railroad, due
in this city at S o'clock, which caused in
tense excitement among the passengers
and in which one of them narrowly es-
capped with his life. The train was speed
ing along its course at a high rate of
speed at 2 O'Clock this morning, when the
porter on the St. Louis sleeper was sud-
denly startled by a crash of glass. He
hurried along to the first section, from
whence the noise seemed to have come,
and which was occupied by a young man
enroute to Washington.
The porter hastily pulled aside the cur
tains, when he was Mortified by the sight
that met his gaze. The glass of a double
glass window had been broken and the
pieces were scattered around the section.
A mans hand, arm and shoulders had
disappeared through the broken window,
while his legs and feet still remained
within the car. The speed OF the train
was so great that the cars swayeG from
side to side, and each moment there
was danger of the man slipping through
the window and being hurled to the
ground.
Instantly the porter realized the danger
of the Young man, and grabbing him by
the feet finally succeeded in getting him
back into the berth. BY this time the
conductor, who had been called by the
porter. and several passengers had hur-
ried to the berth to learn what had caused
the excitement. The young man seemed
dazed at first as though he were but par
TALLY awake, but gradually realized his
situation, and shuddered as he learned
what a narrow escape from death he had
made. He arose and dressed himself.
He then walked back to the rear OF the
ear and told the porter that he would
never forget what had been done for him,
as his life had been saved by his timely
arrival.
He said that his name was G. i. King,
and he was enroute to Washington. He
was returning from an extended trip in
the West, where he had gone for his
health. Yesterday afternoon he had
eaten unusually hearty while travelling in
the buffet car. After he had retired to
his berth for the night he fell into a rest
less sleep and finally had an attack of the
nightmare. lie dreamed that the sleep
ing ear was on FIRE. The rumbling noise
OF the moving train gave him the impress
sion that the passengers were hurrying to
and fro, trying to escape from the car.
While still asleep it is supposed he made
a dash toward the window and tried to
plunge through head first.
, 1887-02-18

In the simplicity of its doctoring methods
few nations are much in advance of the
Siamese. A great number Of diseases are
popularity supposed to be the result of
spirit possession. The doctor in charge OF
n case of this kind ties a string around the
room in view of the patient, decorates it
with pieces of paper containing mysterious
hieroglyphics, and then, brandishing n
knife, commands the spirit to come out.
Clay images are also used for the spirits
to enter, and when satisfied that they have
done 50, the images are wheeled out of
town upon carts. When the patient ia
convinced hat the evil spirit has left his
mind becomes t%ranquilized, and he stands
a better chance for recovery .-Herald of
Health.
, 1887-02-18

The only piece Of gold plate ever found
in Egypt, now OF its way to the Museum
of Fine Arts, is the massive handle to IL
tray used in the royal service of Pharaoh
Hophra, at the biblical Tahpanhes tJere-
miah X, -, to which place came Jeremiah,
who doubtless here wrote his "Lamenta-
tions, " with the fugitive princesses Of Ju-
dab. The plate is among the gifts OF the
Egypt exploration fund, which disclosed
this most interesting sight where Nebu-
chadnezzar burned the palace or castle be-
cause Hophra had received the fugitives.
Home Journal.
, 1887-02-18

There are very few wolves In Prussia,
only four having been killed, and it is n
curious fact that the German wolves
seem to have followed the German army
almost Ell masse into France during the
winter OF 1870, and to have remained
there. In the provinces of Alsace and
Lorraine the number OF wolves killed dur
ing the year was ~thirty-seven, in addition
TO 1850 foxes and l52 wildcats. London
Times.
, 1887-02-18
BLACK HILLS STAGE
AND EXPRESS COMPANY

Coaches leave Union depot, Cheyenne,
at $50 a. M, daily, Except Sundays);
touch Chugwater, Fort Laramie, Rawhide
Buttes and Lusk, and connect with the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad at Lusk
and for Sundance, Buffalo, Fort Fetter-
man, Fort Mckinney, Douglas, (Wyo.),
Fort Robinson and Chadron in Nebraska,
and Rapid City, Spearfsh and Deadwood,
Oak.
The cheapest and shortest route by
twenty four hours.
The u. S. mail carried. We have first
class eating stations, and our division
agents take all pains to secure the COM
fort OF passengers.
f. +. LoNGnuRsT. Agent.
, 1887-02-18

Mrs. ii. Van Antwerp, Dennis, Ia
says: Chamberlain Pain Balm excels all
other medicines for sore throat and dyph-
liberia. It is for external use only. Sold
by DR.. w. N. Hunt.
, 1887-02-18
Indians Leaving Their Reservation

hSu'ihs ihSii INeoerEhtiOu
DENVER, Feb. IA Durango special
to the Republican says the Jicarilla
Apaches have become dissatisfied and are
leaving their reservation in Southern New
Mexico in large numbers for their old
reservation in Southwestern Colorado.
Their agent seems to have little or no in
iuence in the matter, and two companies
of cavalry have been ordered from Fort
Lewis to Amargo to intercept them,
Trouble between the Indians and settlers
is anticipated.
, 1887-02-18
Suspension of an Old Timer.

LYNcHBuRo. Va, Feb l7.-The
Lynchburg V~if0iniaa, one of the oldest
newspapers in the state, established in
1903, announces the suspension of publ
cation this morning.
, 1887-02-18

Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children tecthing. 1t
soothes the child, %softens the gums, allays
the pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for diarrh@a. Twenty-Five cents
a bottle.
, 1887-02-18

Passage OF the Anti Mormon Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The house has
agreed-yeas POP, nays 40-to the confer
ence report on the anti. Mormon bill.
The senate has passed-46 to the
bill to provide for the increase of the naval
establishment-Hale's bill.
, 1887-02-18

lMODk FOR ALL. $50 a week and
WU0N expenses paid. Valuable
outfit and particulars free. p. o. WICK
cry, Augusta, Maine.
, 1887-02-18

That most distracting trouble, lumbago,
is effectually removed bySt Jacobs oil.
, 1887-02-18

Lsnu s Flower. Vegetable & Field. Catalogue
live O66Dohee. r. N. LANG. Bstaboo. VII.
, 1887-02-18

Letter heads, bill heads and note heads
at the Leader office.
, 1887-02-18

Legal blanks at the Leader Office
, 1887-02-18

Do not pay ten cents per copy for story
papers containing q few chapters of some
story, when you can obtain with the
WEEKLY LEADER this full list Of books,
embracing Standard, High Glass Litera,
ture, by the Best Authors, at a nominal
cost
, 1887-02-18

Legal blanks at the Leader office,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-22

CHARLES w. FRIEND, Director Of the
State Weather Service is making strenuous
efforts TO have the provisions Of the Act con-
>lituting this service enforced, but as there
is no penalty attached thereto the task seems
an almost hopeless one. His last circular
has been addressed to the teachers and school
officers Of Nevada, and after setting forth
the advantages to be derived from a kno~l
edge Of our climate, from which may be
ascertained the localities most favorable for
special crops, 10 the rearing of stock and to
the promotion OF health, he urges them to
p ocure The necessary instruments, at private
cost, and make daily observations, and Trans,
mt the results 10 him for proper compilation.
State Superintendent Dovey in a stscripl
heartily endorses the plan.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-22
A sIPHON FROM LAKE TAHOE
Great POssibiiities-An Expert on the
Lake Tahoe Tapping scheme.

S. Il. Msihewson, an expert civil engineer
has been looking over the situation in this
State relating 10 practical irrigation OF IN
claimed land. The Reno Gazette report
him as saying that he believes there is enough
water in Lake Tahoe to irrigate 1000, DOC
acres Of all the available land in western
Nevada. But he doesn't believe in running
tunnel fonr or FIVE miles to tap the lake.
He believes that the water can be taken out
of the lake with an iron siphon and at one
twentieth OF the expense as through tun
mel. The siphon need not be more than
mile and half long. The difference IN the
elevation Of Lake Tahoe and Carson valley
be NO somewhat htHe-than 400 feet, the
power generated would be equal to not less
than 10000 horse power. This same Princl
pal could be applied not only 10 Carson val
lev. but to Truekee Meadows, Mason valley
and all other valleys IN the vicinity. by
series Of check valve motions the water could
lie taken out Of the siphon anywhere
between the highest point on the lake ana
the lowest in the valley. By the use OF this
ero nous water pressure all kinds OF MANI
factnring establishments could be started and
the land Of sand and sagebrush might not
only be made 10 bloom and blossom, but be:
covered all over with manufacturing villages
as in New England. Mr.. Ma;hewson says II
is only question of time when something
of this kind will be done TO reclaim all OF
our Nevada lands, and thinks Nevada CAPT
talists could well afford 10 give some atlen
ton to such scheme now. He believes
that through an effort made in this direction
an impetus would be given to immigration
70 this State that. because OF our superior
climate, would make boom which would
even eclipse that Of Southern California,
Sebra X. Mathewson is brother Of Cap
tain [. r. Mathewson, of Virginia City. He
is one Of the. most noted draught'men and
civil engineers Of San Francisco, besides be.
ing an inventor of repute. The plan he adj
vises may appear rose, colored, but it will mol
be denied that the principle is recognized
truth. If liquid can be drawn out OF bar
rel by siphon, why should it not be drawn
out of lake?